Chapter 7:
Fortunately for the united kingdoms of Norway, England, Sweden, Scotland, and Wales, the next king was not unlucky. He was however, sex-crazed. He sired bastards everywhere he went. Surprisingly, he only sired one legitimate son. King Sigurd also travelled a lot. He was commonly considered the last viking as he raided France and Morocco quite often. He was also thought to travel to Greenland to secure it under Norwegian control. It is assumed this due to several women claiming to be the king's lover coming to prominence in Greenland. A new wave of settlers traveled to Greenland during King Sigurd's reign, as further evidence that he traveled to the island. The settlement grew along the coast of Greenland. This would lead to an excess population in Greenland due to heightened birth rates. The excess would need to go as Greenland couldn't support its population. The excess needed to go west to Vinland, formerly abandoned due to natives. King Sigurd also had one conquest to make, Denmark. He thought that Norway's old rival had to be conquered. And so he invaded. It was the perfect time to invade as the Danish king was an incompetent drunkard. The Baltic territories were conquered first in the battles of Tallinn, Tartu, and Riga. The battle of Tallinn was the first attack of the Norwegians, it was a close battle but the Norwegians pulled through to victory. The battle of Riga led to Norway securing their control over Estonia and Livonia. Their next step was conquering Copenhagen, the siege of Copenhagen would last 3 months. It ended with the Danish king, King Valdemar being captured. The throne of Denmark was added to King Sigurd's list
of titles. In total, the king had 40 children, 10 were in France, 5 in Norway, 5 in Greenland, 2 in Morocco, 3 in Denmark, 1 in Scotland, 3 in England, 1 in Wales, 2 in Sweden, 2 in Finland, 2 in Livonia, 1 in Estonia, and 3 in Ireland. He died in 1210, aged at 50 years.
Fortunately for the united kingdoms of Norway, England, Sweden, Scotland, and Wales, the next king was not unlucky. He was however, sex-crazed. He sired bastards everywhere he went. Surprisingly, he only sired one legitimate son. King Sigurd also travelled a lot. He was commonly considered the last viking as he raided France and Morocco quite often. He was also thought to travel to Greenland to secure it under Norwegian control. It is assumed this due to several women claiming to be the king's lover coming to prominence in Greenland. A new wave of settlers traveled to Greenland during King Sigurd's reign, as further evidence that he traveled to the island. The settlement grew along the coast of Greenland. This would lead to an excess population in Greenland due to heightened birth rates. The excess would need to go as Greenland couldn't support its population. The excess needed to go west to Vinland, formerly abandoned due to natives. King Sigurd also had one conquest to make, Denmark. He thought that Norway's old rival had to be conquered. And so he invaded. It was the perfect time to invade as the Danish king was an incompetent drunkard. The Baltic territories were conquered first in the battles of Tallinn, Tartu, and Riga. The battle of Tallinn was the first attack of the Norwegians, it was a close battle but the Norwegians pulled through to victory. The battle of Riga led to Norway securing their control over Estonia and Livonia. Their next step was conquering Copenhagen, the siege of Copenhagen would last 3 months. It ended with the Danish king, King Valdemar being captured. The throne of Denmark was added to King Sigurd's list
of titles. In total, the king had 40 children, 10 were in France, 5 in Norway, 5 in Greenland, 2 in Morocco, 3 in Denmark, 1 in Scotland, 3 in England, 1 in Wales, 2 in Sweden, 2 in Finland, 2 in Livonia, 1 in Estonia, and 3 in Ireland. He died in 1210, aged at 50 years.
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